Sponsor Interview: Daniel Branco

1) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer, and what has your path looked like to get here?

For many years, I wanted to write a book. I felt like I had so much to say and share, but the theme of the book wasn’t very clear to me. My dad has written many books and he certainly influenced me.

2) What sparked the idea for this particular book?

For all those years, the book I had in mind concerned the nature of reality, consciousness and spirituality. But I never felt like what I had to say was enough for an entire book. Also, I perceived writing a book as an insurmountable task. Because of that, instead of writing books, I became very good at bugging my friends about my ideas and theories on WhatsApp groups . One day, though, in 2023, a hurricane was heading to San Diego and everything shut down. I was home idling on my computer when I had this idea: what if I just started writing my book as if I were sending my friends another giant text message on WhatsApp? And that’s how I started. I started writing Saturday morning and couldn’t stop. I wrote the bulk of the book essentially in two weekends. Then it took me several more months with a professional editor reviewing it. It was all a very gratifying experience.

3) If you could go back and tell yourself one thing at the beginning of this journey, what would it be?

What took you so long?

4) Where can readers connect with you? (This is a good place to share website, socials, a book ordering link, and any upcoming events!)